Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde started as a Metpro reporter at the Los Angeles Times in 2017. She previously wrote for the San Francisco Business Times and covered local news and crime for the Sacramento Bee. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication studies from UCLA, where she worked at the student-run Daily Bruin. Originally from Duarte, Calif., Reyes is a native Spanish speaker.

Rumors that MTV would cancel “Total Request Live,” the rebooted afternoon show that gained popularity in the early 2000s, circulated Wednesday morning after staff members received a memo saying that the show would not return in April. According to TMZ, Employees were sent an email notifying the...